CALOGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3898, 27 June 1881, Page 2

CALOGRAMS.

[Reuteb's Special.]

London, June 25.

There is at the present time much agitation in commercial circles through* out England against the proposed intention of the French Government lo increase, the duties imposed on British goods.. This determination delays negoRation? tor the renewal of the Aoglo-

French Commercial Treaties, and publi« feeling against their renewal without a reduction of French import duties is increasing daily.

St. Petersburgh, June 25.

It is currently reported in political circles here that General Ignatieff, Minister of the Interior, will shortly propose that a considerable decrease should be made in the military forces of RussiaThe reductions to be proposed will, it is stated, allow of a saviug of several millions of roubles in the army expenditure.

Pakis, June 24

Intelligence has been. received of a terrible occurrence in Algeria. A large body of native Arabs made an overwhelming attack on the Spanish colonists resident at Saida. The latter could offer but feeble resistance, and were completely overcome, over 100 being killed and 400 taken prisoners, the majority being seriously wounded.

London, June 24,

In the House of Commons to-day, a question was put to the Premier with regard to the position of affairs in Eastern Europe, and a long and animated debate ensued with regard to the Anglo-Turkish Contention entered into during the last; administration, in terms of which the Island of Cyprus was placed under British rule as a guarantee for certain reforms to be carried out by the Porte in Asiatic Turkey. In the course of the debate the Radical 'members strongly urged that the Convention should be cancelled. The Eight Hon. W. E. Gladstone, in reply, renewed and justified the attacks he had formerly made upon the Conservative policy, but he stated that it was quite impossible for the British Government to restore Cjprus to Turkish misrule. He added, however, that Lord Duffer in, the present British Ambassador to the Porte, has been instructed to endeavour as far as possible to expedite

reforms in Armenia

In consequence of the slow progress which has hitherto been made in the negotiations for renewal of the commercial treaties of 1860 and 1873 between France and England, the French Government has agreed to prolong existing treaties, which would otherwise terminate ia October next, for a further period of three months.